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Land holding (1990-91)

Types of land holding Size of land holding Per cent

Marginal land holding

Small land holding

Medium land holding

Large land holding

Less than one hectare

1 - 4 hectare

4 - 10 hectare

More than 10 hectare

59

32.2

7.2

1.6

Wet and Dry Land Farming:

• Wet land farming >75 cm rainfall.


• Dryland farming< 75 cm rainfall.


• Coarse cereals, jowar, bajra, pulses, oilseeds, cotton etc are included
  under rainfed crops.


• The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
  has been established at Patancheru (Hyderabad).


• The Central Arid Zone Crop Research Institute (CAZRI) has been established
  in Jodpur (Rajasthan).